New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
certainly does not suggest the poetry OF angling
1t rather suggests that Joe, although on fishing
bent has o frugal mind

1t rather suggests that Joe, although on fishing
bent, has frugal mind.
1t ought to be easy for the Republicans to carry
the State this fall. The issue is already made up
On one siue are tho Republicans backed by the
moral sentiment OF the State On the other side
are the Democrats, backed by the rum power.
"Colonel Lamont's address for several years 10
come will be Executive Mansion, Washington
ID. c." so "1he Utica Observer states. But by
referring to any good almanac "The Observer"
will discover that from now until March, 1857,
Is not properly 10 be called several years. Can
1t be that "1he Observer" assumes that The Re-
publican President for whom Cleveland VIII
mako way year after next win retain the Colonel
as Private Secretary Ii Dan was not such ire
mendously offensive partisan we should take more
stock in this assumption However, he may improve.
This is dreadful. Boston joins Cincinnati in q
dastardly attempt to undermine the confidence
which tho general public reposes in the man that
sells berries. The Tines Of Cincinnati charges
that the strawberry man Of the Occident gives
you only four-ifths of q quart Of berries when
you pay him for quart, and "The Transcript
OF Boston copies the indictment only to add 1T
is the same in Boston and the customers know
they cheated. They are fortunate when they
get boxes that have layer Of good berries at the
top and poor ones beneath Them It was o dis
tfnguished American poet who o quarter Of
century or more ago informed those who were
looking for signs OF the crack of doom that 10
would BIO time enough for them to order their
ascension robes when berries grew bigger down.
ward through The box.n He is certain to peruse
the latest berry news from Cincinnati and Boston
with painful emotions. IL may make him
pessimist. We violate no confidence in stating
that here in the metropolis the berry man serves
his customers with q quart and pint Of fresh
and luscious frut for every quart paid for, nice
chrome being presented to each purchaser. Orders
by mail promptly attended to.
Why should the Attorney General have desired
seat on the bench OF the United States Supreme
Court7 The arguments in the telephone cases
were heard several months ago. and there was
no chance OF the new Justices participating In
the final adjudication. 1t was too late fon
the Arkansas statesman to do anything for the
Southern telephone ring.
The latest report from the Panama Canal tends
to confirm one of the most persistent objections to
the scheme OF Lesseps. Water has been struck,
it is said, on one OF the mountain cuttings, and in
costing several millions Of dollars. This too Is
not the ChagTes River but only an incidental
water vein which may empty itself in short time.
hen the torrent of the Chagres has to be bridled
and bitted-f the engineers ever get as far as
uhat-there VIII probably be some interesting
experiences for the unlocking world. though they
liable to be more instructive than entertaining
to the stockholders Of the canal.
Several years ago one Of our story tellers
wrote Of "1he Man that Stole the Meeting House.
On first thought IL might be concluded that a
person slUlful enough to make way with meet
ing house to be regarded as the champion
thief. But thief lately was apprehended in
ashington Territory who evidently could have
given points to his professional brother who
merely bagged the meeting house This genius
In the Territory stole an entire orchard which
had just been planted, and we read that "he hid
Inns work for time by sticking willow twtgs in
he holes where the fruit trees had been"
thief thus original and enterprising was not born
10 blush unseen in a territory. With little
experience what Doodle Alderman he would
make